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Obesity in North America 10 Years Later?

[ Most Likely ] More obese population (64% chance)
Today a news caught my eyes - Obesity in China Doubled in 11 Years With Rising Prosperity (http://www.bloomb... The number of obese and overweight people in China, now at 325 million, could double in 2...
will close on 2010-01-01 EST
  276 News 9 Comments Report rainbow rainbow (*)
Yes, there are some countries with savers. But there are far more with people barely getting by. And that would be a majority of the world's population. How much money can the world's 2 cent a day work...
will close on 2009-12-31 EST
  3 News 2 Comments Report meanstreaks meanstreaks (*)

Will the Indian economy (GDP) surpass the USA economy? If so then when?

[ Predicted ] Yes, within 30 yrs. (36% chance)
China is the upcoming force in the globe today. However India is not far behind. It has a huge population, vast resources and well educated population. Will the USA only slip to second place or wi...
[ Closed ] on 2009-05-30 EDT, Unanswered
  226 News 3 Comments Report General_Mayhem General_Mayhem (*)

Will Web 2.0 Crash Before the Next Lunar Eclipse

[ Predicted ] Web bust, but no connection. (96% chance)
The Internet is based on speculative value; entrepreneurs create business models based on venture capital. If a company isn't "scooped up" by a larger company such as Yahoo! or Google, they won't surv...
[ Closed ] on 2009-06-26 EDT, Unanswered
  2 News 1 Comments Report genevaheaton genevaheaton (*)
Mississippi is the state with the highest-percentage... black population (37 percent) and also the largest number of black elected officials (more than 850). But nearly all were elected by constituenci...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-05 EST
  29 News 1 Comments Report voteSense voteSense (*)

Michigan: will Obama or McCain lead in the battleground state?

[ End Result ] Barack Obama (Democratic)
The Great Lakes State has been a fairly safe bet for the Democrats in recent decades, giving its substantial electoral votes to Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry. However, with each election, the m...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-05 EST
  31 News 2 Comments Report voteSense voteSense (*)
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes stated on March 17, 2007, that "The commonwealth's large number of electoral college votes and diverse population make Pennsylvania a key batt...
[ Scored ] on 2008-11-05 EST
  31 News 4 Comments Report voteSense voteSense (*)

Total Residents on Second Life by 2009

[ Predicted ] 16 million - 18 million (42% chance)
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe. On Sept...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST, Unanswered
  109 News 0 Comments Report teickdyn teickdyn (166)

China: Abandon One-Child Policy?

[ Predicted ] After 2008 or never (89% chance)
The Chinese government introduced the policy in 1979 to alleviate the overpopulation, social and environmental problems of China. The policy is controversial both within and outside China because of th...
[ Closed ] on 2008-07-01 EDT, Unanswered
  59 News 9 Comments Report oWell oWell (*)
A consumer price index (CPI) is a measure of the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. It is one of several price indices calculated by national statistical agencies. Th...
[ Scored ] on 2008-08-18 EDT
  23 News 6 Comments Report Oilzilla Oilzilla (*)

How many people will be on Earth by end of July 2008?

[ End Result ] # people on Earth end Jul 08
The population prediction is based on world population estimate on the CIA web site https://www.cia.go... As of July 2007, the world population is 6,602,224,175. Let's predict how many people will be...
[ Scored ] on 2008-08-13 EDT
  124 News 5 Comments Report Tony Tony (*)

Future of Canadian Health Care System in Next Decade

[ Predicted ] All of the above (40% chance)
Health care spending in Canada is projected to reach $160 billion, or 10.6% of GDP, in 2007. The medical costs as outpatient prescription drugs, physical therapy, long-term care, home care, dental care...
[ Closed ] on 2009-01-01 EST, Unanswered
  131 News 8 Comments Report oWell oWell (*)

London Mayor Election 2008

[ End Result ] Boris Johnson (Conservative)
The London mayoral election for the office of Mayor of London takes place every 4 years. The next mayoral election is scheduled for 1 May 2008. The Mayor of London is mayor of Greater London, which has...
[ Scored ] on 2008-05-05 EDT
  18 News 3 Comments Report nokia nokia (*)

When will the Kosovo split from Serbia

[ End Result ] by the end of Q1 2008
Kosovo is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian (and previously, the Yugoslav) government and Kosovo's largely ethnic-Albanian population.
[ Scored ] on 2008-02-19 EST
  12 News 9 Comments Report KKasapis KKasapis (*)
In ep7, Peter finds himself a year into the future, where 93% of the world's population has died of the "Shanti virus". Will Peter and et. destroy the virus successfully?
[ Scored ] on 2007-12-06 EST
  0 News 10 Comments Report Lisa Lisa (*)